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Beyond the Mind: Questioning the Questioner
The mind is fascinating in that it asks questions it cannot answer. My daughter recently asked me, “Daddy, I have a question that makes me feel I don’t exist. Who am I? Why am I here?” In the purity of a 7-year-old’s mind, this question must be so simple, awaiting a ready answer from a…
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From empty vessels to already whole
In our work we hold content lightly. Rather than assuming we know what people need to know, we create spaces where we trust people to take what they need. We offer content as pebbles, some ripple and some don’t. That’s ok. This approach to learning is fundamentally different to what most people are used to.…
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Measuring what matters
When we find ourselves being measured against standards with which we disagree, how do we attune? Can we notice what is being asked of us, what’s important to us, what’s important to the people around us, and the context? Most of us will be asked at some point in our careers to evidence our impact.…
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You are the environment of you
When stressed, triggered, overwhelmed, or frustrated, we believe we go from 0-100, when likely we’ve been at 40 or 70 all along. Simple things happen throughout the day, not raising any alarms, and a low-to-medium state of angst becomes normalized. Open and relax your palm for a moment. Now start making a fist slowly. A…
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Who you are is what you see
It’s easy to miss that the way you see is what you see. Your upbringing and experiences shape the reality in front of you, resulting in a world of many realities that are continuously changing. It’s not possible to wrap your head around this, and it can even be debilitating to try to, because you…
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Everything is optional
It may be obvious, but everything is optional, and we state it. It comes from a place of respect and trust. I respect you enough to trust that your decision making is sound even if I don’t see the full picture. If you choose to leave the meeting – I respect your decision. I cannot…
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Relation is the repair
We can sometimes be lofty in our solutions to small challenges, when often having a simple conversation with a stakeholder, peer, or customer can alleviate the concern. Creating that relationship is key, and not for the purpose of working through a transaction in the future. No, just to relate, to see the other person, to…
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Fully experience the waiting room
As you change or grow, the person you are becoming still lives in the same spaces as the person you were. Changing towards an aligned, more holistic way of being can mean things get…stranger. Sometimes better, sometimes worse, but a feeling of foreignness enters and doesn’t leave for a while. This interim period is often…